Fact Pattern 39-1A (Questions A3-A4 apply)
Mountaintop Clearview Corporation authorizes Niles,its employee,to oversee its timber operation.In the course of his employment,Niles disposes of the operation's waste illegally.Orson is a Mountaintop shareholder.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 39-1A.With respect to Mountaintop and Niles,liability for this crime most likely rests with

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Both Mountaintop and Niles may be held liable for the illegal disposal of waste. Mountaintop may be vicariously liable for Niles' actions as his employer. Niles may be held directly liable as the one who carried out the illegal act. Orson, as a shareholder, may have a derivative claim against Mountaintop for its alleged negligence in overseeing the timber operation.

Fact Pattern 39-1A (Questions A3-A4 Apply)